Acculturative stress, disability, and health treatment utilization among Asian and Latin American immigrants in the United States

Acculturative Stress and the Effects on Health and Health Behaviors in Hispanic Immigrants: A Systematic Review

“…Of the 32 articles, 23 referred to the participants as “Latino” (Bakhshaie et al, 2018; Castillo et al, 2015; Corona et al, 2017; Ertl et al, 2018; Gutierrez-Vazquez et al, 2018; Hill et al, 2019; Leong et al, 2013; Maldonado et al, 2018; Mayorga et al, 2018; Panchang et al, 2016; Paulus et al, 2019; Ramos et al, 2015; Rivera et al, 2015; Rogers-Sirin, 2013; Salgado et al, 2012; Sanchez et al, 2016; Savage & Mezuk, 2014; Schachter et al, 2012; Torres et al, 2012; Viana et al, 2020; Waldman et al, 2019; Zvolensky et al, 2018, 2020). There were two studies that referred to the sample population as “Hispanic” (Cervantes et al, 2013; Zvolensky et al, 2016).…”

“…Two studies examined cognitive functioning and found that increased acculturative stress was associated with low neurocognitive tasks in the form of verbal learning and memory, word fluency, and psychomotor speed (Muñoz et al, 2019). The other article found that higher acculturative stress was related to a higher endorsement of impairments in self-care and higher cognitive impairment, mobility impairment, time out of role, and difficulties with social interactions (Waldman et al, 2019).…”

“…Out of the 32 articles, the Social, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental Scale (SAFE) was used in 11 studies (Bakhshaie et al, 2018;Capielo et al, 2015; Ertl et al, 2018;Kiang et al, 2010;Maldonado et al, 2018;Mayorga et al, 2018;Paulus et al, 2019;Rogers-Sirin, 2013;Viana et al, 2020;Zvolensky et al, 2016Zvolensky et al, , 2018. A version of the Hispanic Stress Inventory (HSI) was implemented in seven articles (Alcántara et al, 2017(Alcántara et al, , 2019Cervantes et al, 2013Cervantes et al, , 2019Muñoz et al, 2019;Salgado et al, 2012;Sanchez et al, 2016); a series of nine questions that were part of the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) were used in five articles (Leong et al, 2013;Panchang et al, 2016;Savage & Mezuk, 2014;Schachter et al, 2012;Waldman et al, 2019). The Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory (MASI) was tested in three articles (Castillo et al, 2015;Rivera et al, 2015;Torres et al, 2012).…”

A Systematic Review of Physical Health Consequences and Acculturation Stress Among Latinx Individuals in the United States

“…Studies examining the relationships between acculturation stress and physical health at the individual level examined associations across the lifespan including: 1) birth outcomes among pregnant women (Balcazar et al, 1997), 2) asthma and blood pressure among children (Koinis-Mitchell et al, 2011; Marchante-Hoffman, 2018), 3) BMI in children and adults (Ai & Lee, 2021; Merchante-Hoffman, 2018; Potochnick et al, 2019; Ro & Bostean, 2015; Rodriguez Diaz, 2017; Simmons & Limbers, 2019), 4) sleep (Alcantara et al, 2017, 2019; Ehlers et al, 2010; Marchante-Hoffman, 2018), 5) self-reported physical health (Cariello et al, 2019; Finch et al, 2001; Finch & Vega, 2003; Merchante-Hoffman, 2018; Rodriguez Diaz, 2017), and 6) disability among adults (Waldman et al, 2019).…”

“…Disability. One study in this review examined the influence of acculturation stress and disability among a national sample of Latinx immigrants from various countries of origin and found that acculturation stress was related to self-care, mobility, and disability (Waldman et al, 2019).…”